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The EU Labels Itself Incompetent

By Henry I. Miller, a senior research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the author of "Policy Controversy in Biotechnology: An Insider's View" (R.G. Landes Co., 1997).

A s a marketing gimmick, the company that sells Mr. Men socks in Europe is currently packaging its product inside a matching coffee mug. The package bears a warning label, "Remove socks before use." It isn't clear whether the company fears that you'll put coffee in the mug without removing the socks, or try on the...